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Tea Time

Any tea drinkers out there? Yes, I know that it’s really a sign that fall is in the air when we’re discussing drinking hot tea, not iced tea.

Having afternoon tea is one of the precious memories I have from my childhood with my maternal grandmother. I can still remember the brown teapot with little painted flowers on it and the sugar bowl. ( I didn’t do cream, probably because Grandma didn’t have cream in hers.)

It was always black tea, since that’s what Grandmas did back in the day. In fact, herbal teas and decaffinated teas and all of that were really a new awakening in my adulthood.

My mom’s family is Dutch and the traditions from the old country revolved around afternoon tea and always some kind of treat to go with it. It might be homemade cookies or homemade bread on Saturdays in preparation for Sunday’s family gathering.

Hmmmm, it makes me smile thinking of those times.

How many of my Apartment Living readers are tea drinkers and how many prefer coffee?

It seems that people are often divided into these two ‘camps’.

We’d love to have you comment in the section below and respond to what is your favorite teatime treat.

Fall is just around the corner, there will be plenty of time for tea in the months ahead.

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